Superintendent PerformancePlanning and Review June 15

2011

CHRIS KENNEDYSuperintendent, West Vancouver School District

Procedure The Board and Superintendent shall

implement the BCSTA’s “Performance Planning and Review for School Superintendents” model appended hereto as Schedule “C”.

The performance review shall be reasonably related to the goals and objectives established by the Board and to the duties assigned to the Superintendent.

Be global leaders in the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning

Goal #1: Educational Excellence

Goal #1: Educational Excellence

Expand supports for just-in-time teacher training leading to an increase in the number of teachers who feel comfortable using technology

Key Staff

Contacts

Teacher-Librarians

Administrators

“Just-in-time” solution

Goal #1: Educational Excellence Develop meaningful structures for

parents to engage in their students learning and school / district community. This can include online forms, collaborative school websites and access to student learning.  Take steps to bring parents into the schools through technology in new and innovative ways (text messaging, alerts, e-forms, collaborative web spaces, etc).

School Connects (Synrevoice)Communicate via voice, email or text (SMS)

Communication and collaborationAt home and at school

Teachers help students manage the learningTasks, homework, assignments

Personalized web spacesDidn’t want social tool – kids want to stay focused

Goal #1: Educational Excellence

Provide access for students to 21st century tools that include communication (email) collaboration (instant messaging) and the first student based dashboard / portfolio to archive, highlight and present student learning over time.

For all students, on any device, from anywhere

Goal #1: Educational Excellence

Support / encourage / develop school leaders to align school and educational leadership with technology leadership

Continue to attract and retain high quality staff, develop plans for succession and support and promote work-life balance

Goal #2: System Sustainability

Goal #2: System Sustainability Enshrine an ongoing teacher leadership

program open to any interested teachers and administrators as part of “what we do” in West Vancouver

Assessment for Learning

Professional Development

Staff

Collaboration

Technology to support learning

Supporting teachers

Every teacher from K to Grade 12 has participated in digital literacy

staff development

Additional support for teachers looking to go beyond this

Goal #2: System Sustainability Establish clear roles for each member of

an expanded District Leadership Team

District Leadership Team 2010/11

Chris Kennedy

Jody Langlois

Gary Kern

Dave Eberwein

Warren Hicks

Sandra-Lynn Shortall

District Leadership Team 2011/12

Superintendent

Chris Kennedy

DirectorJody Langlois

DirectorGary Kern

DirectorLynne

Tomlinson

Assistant Superintende

ntDave

Eberwein

(Contract)Warren Hicks

District Leadership Team 2012/13

Superintendent

Chris Kennedy

DirectorJody Langlois

DirectorGary Kern

DirectorLynne

Tomlinson

Assistant Superintende

ntDave

Eberwein

District PSandra-Lynn

Shortall

Goal #2: System Sustainability Enhance opportunities available to

WVMEA members for ongoing training

SEA education/skill development (SSEAC budget)

Goal #2: System Sustainability Develop a new teacher mentorship

program to support teachers new to the profession and new to their roles

Sue Elliott• .2

mentorship assignment (since 2002)

Lynne Tomlinson• In portfolio

for 2011/12

Goal #2: System Sustainability Formalize administrator growth plan

model seeing administrators share progress on a monthly basis as part of principal and vice-principal meetings.  Administrators would also submit plans

to the District Leadership Team, who would meet to review with each administrator.

Met with all administrators in district to review current growth plans

Promote our school district’s identity by communicating the achievements of our students and staff to our communities

Goal #3: Community Connections

Goal #3: Community Connections Develop and expand our corporate use of

social media to promote our achievements. Adopt new corporate protocols that meet our community’s expectations for us to communicate with speed via multiple/mobile channels.

Expanded use of SM tools from corporate only to

schools, district programs, staff “ambassadors”

Summer enrichment programs staff will blog, tweet, and video blog this summer!

Goal #3: Community Connections Align our social media strategy with our

existing communications and marketing strategies to provide consistent communications, maintain relationships, and differentiate ourselves in the market. Expand our brand to be “the premier place for teaching and learning” . . . a place of “educational excellence and vision.”

Updated websites (SharePoint

2010)

E-bulletin (weekly or bi-monthly)

Principal’s blog (celebrate student,

school, staff, parent successes)

Centralized district/community

news

Continued social media adoption New standardized school communications protocol

Goal #3: Community Connections Implement the Board’s new “Taking

Action” web page to provide an open, transparent avenue for sharing information and engaging with stakeholders and the public. Support the Board’s Strategic Plan and other policies and current issues with this online communications tool.

Taking Action •Board of Education advocacy and

news

•New monthly feature in NS

Outlook

•First issue on Thursday, June 16,

2011

•Also featured on district website

Goal #3: Community Connections Take our district website, school websites

and internal portal to the next level of development; ensure that our district brand and social media strategies are embedded in all digital/online sites. Support staff with training, guidelines and administrative procedures.

Foster support for the importance of early learning with staff and the community

Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area

Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Create opportunities for staff and the

community to engage with key personnel in the early learning area

Opening Day 2011/12

Dr. Stuart ShankerDistinguished Research Professor, York UDirector, Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative

Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Explore the expansion of early learning

opportunities connected to our schools including pre-schools and StrongStart Centres

Chartwell StrongStart application

Not approved by Ministry

New “early years” after school program (grant application

with District of West Vancouver)

oHollyburn

Elementary

oChartwell

Elementary

Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Align the work of K teachers in the

district with the new Full Day K program

Multiple Pro-D workshops for K teachers focused on play-based learning

Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Refine assessments and interventions for

primary aged learners to better early identify at-risk learners

New Grade 2 literacy assessment